Shearwater field
Shearwater is a UK cond field in the CNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Oct 2000 and peaked at 166 kboe/d in May 2004. To Jul 2026 it had produced 253 million barrels of oil equivalent.
| Area | CNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Cond |
| Operator (latest) | Shell PLC |
| Discovered | 1988 |
| First production | Oct 2000 |
| Peak | 166 kboe/d in May 2004 |
| Produced to date | 253 million boe (128 million bbl liquids, 725 bcf gas) |
| Status | producing (latest NSTA month Jul 2026, provisional) |
| Rank | number 37 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 25 | 9.1 |
| 2002 | 95 | 34.7 |
| 2003 | 98 | 35.7 |
| 2004 | 113 | 41.3 |
| 2005 | 53 | 19.3 |
| 2006 | 41 | 14.9 |
| 2007 | 23 | 8.2 |
| 2008 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
| 2009 | 9.4 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 8.4 | 3.1 |
| 2011 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 18 | 6.7 |
| 2016 | 31 | 11.4 |
| 2017 | 30 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | 24 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | 16 | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 17 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 14 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 19 | 6.9 |
| 2023 | 14 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 8.9 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4.2 |
| 2026 | 18 | 3.7 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.